King Devil vs The Briar Club: Which Should You Read?

Cover of King Devil King Devil Charlotte MacLeod · 1978 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Moderate

The last thing Lavinia thinks she will encounter when she goes to live with rich cousin Zilphia in 1908 is mystery and romance.

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Cover of The Briar Club The Briar Club Kate Quinn · 2024 ★★★★☆ 4.3 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate

Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the…

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Scores by source

King DevilThe Briar Club
Goodreads — 4.3 (324212)
Hardcover — 4.3 (96)
Apple Books — 4.5 (2164)

Reception

King DevilThe Briar Club
Ratings — 324212
Editions 1 8
Pages 212 432

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